Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's +108 kg explained

Event:	Men's +108 kg
Games:	1996 Summer
Venue:	Georgia World Congress Center
Date:	30 July 1996
Competitors:	19
Nations:	15
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	457.5 kg
Gold:	Andrey Chemerkin
Goldnoc:	RUS
Silver:	Ronny Weller
Silvernoc:	GER
Bronze:	Stefan Botev Khristov
Bronzenoc:	AUS
Prev:	1992
Next:	2000

These are the results of the men's +108 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total number of 19 athletes competed in this event. The weightlifter from Russia won the gold, with a combined lift of 457.5 kg.^[1]

Results

Each weightlifter had three attempts for both the snatch and clean and jerk lifting methods. The total of the best successful lift of each method was used to determine the final rankings and medal winners.

Rank	Athlete	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
width=40	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=55	Result	width=40	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=55	Result
		A	165.47	190.0	197.5	202.5	197.5	240.0	250.0	260.0	260.0	457.5
		A	138.09	195.0	200.0	202.5	200.0	245.0	252.5	255.0	255.0	455.0
		A	123.96	195.0	200.0	202.5	200.0	240.0	250.0	255.0	250.0	450.0
4		A	133.30	190.0	190.0	195.0	190.0	240.0	247.5	257.5	247.5	437.5
5		A	133.74	195.0	195.0	195.0	195.0	230.0	247.5	–	230.0	425.0
6		A	164.42	180.0	185.0	185.0	185.0	237.5	242.5	245.0	237.5	422.5
7		A	132.79	180.0	180.0	185.0	185.0	230.0	230.0	235.0	235.0	420.0
8		A	128.78	180.0	185.0	187.5	187.5	220.0	227.5	230.0	227.5	415.0
9		B	131.85	172.5	177.5	177.5	177.5	217.5	225.0	225.0	225.0	402.5
10		A	141.96	180.0	180.0	187.5	180.0	220.0	225.0	225.0	220.0	400.0
11		B	138.08	165.0	170.0	175.0	170.0	210.0	220.0	227.5	227.5	397.5
12		B	131.21	170.0	175.0	175.0	175.0	212.5	220.0	225.0	220.0	395.0
13		B	148.53	170.0	177.5	180.0	177.5	210.0	215.0	217.5	217.5	395.0
14		A	184.92	175.0	182.5	185.0	175.0	202.5	–	–	202.5	377.5
15		B	136.38	160.0	165.0	170.0	170.0	190.0	200.0	205.0	205.0	375.0
16		B	151.22	160.0	165.0	170.0	165.0	200.0	200.0	–	200.0	365.0
17		B	115.61	112.5	120.0	125.0	120.0	150.0	160.0	162.5	162.5	282.5
		A	131.73	177.5	182.5	–	177.5	–	–	–	–	–
		A	150.55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

See also

• 1998 World Weightlifting Championships - Men's +105 kg

Sources

• Web site: Official Olympic Report . . 17 April 2008 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Super-Heavyweight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417233956/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/WLT/mens-super-heavyweight.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 3 February 2020.